1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Perry Field in Gainesville, Florida, from May 11 through 14. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament.

1984 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida (3rd title)
Winning coachJoe Arnold (1st title)
MVPAlan Cockrell (Tennessee)
1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Florida  x‍‍y184 .8184316 .729
Tennessee  ‍‍‍1112 .4782721 .563
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍911 .4502817 .622
Kentucky  ‍‍‍913 .4092422 .522
Georgia  ‍‍‍714 .3332523 .521
Western Division
No. 10 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y185 .7834516 .738
Alabama  ‍‍‍1210 .5453518 .660
LSU  ‍‍‍1212 .5003223 .582
Auburn  ‍‍‍814 .3642724 .529
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍716 .3042224 .478
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1984[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Eastern Division
Florida184.818
1
Tennessee1112.478
7.5
4
Vanderbilt911.450
8
Kentucky913.409
9
Georgia714.333
10.5
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Western Division
Mississippi State185.783
2
Alabama1210.545
5.5
3
LSU1212.500
6.5
Auburn814.364
9.5
Ole Miss716.304
11

Tournament

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
4Tennessee13
2Mississippi State11
4Tennessee2
1Florida10
3Alabama3
1Florida5
1Florida23
4Tennessee31
Lower round 1Lower final
2Mississippi State3
2Mississippi State84Tennessee8
3Alabama4

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
1BMike PitisciAlabama
2BBruce CrabbeFlorida
3BMike StanleyFlorida
SSBob ParkerMississippi State
CFrank VellaggiaAlabama
OFScott RuskinFlorida
OFTom StampsTennessee
OFDee SmitheyAlabama
UTTed McClendonAlabama
PClay DanielFlorida
PJeff FischerFlorida
DHBobby ThigpenMississippi State
MVPAlan CockrellTennessee

See also

References